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• Zack Kopplin reveals the Barzanis’ secret properties in the US 

  A young American investigative journalist has revealed the astronomic wealth of Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling Barzani family in the US that adds up to the “largest real estate purchases” in Beverly Hills history.
• Danish newspaper publishes advertisement for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Danish newspaper Information demanded the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and slammed the isolation crime committed by the Turkish state.
• 'We will continue our protest until the CPT sends a delegation to Imrali' 

  Kurdish activists protesting in front of the Council of Europe demanding an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, stressed that they would continue to protest until the CPT sent a delegation to İmralı.
• Swiss NGOs and parties to stage solidarity demonstration with Kurds 

  On December 11, Swiss NGOs and political parties will hold a demonstration in Geneva to protest the attacks on the Kurdish people.
• Activists in Strasbourg say Europe is complicit in Turkish crimes 

  The vigil launched in Strasbourg under the motto “Freedom Shall Prevail, Act for Abdullah Öcalan” is continuing in its second week.
• Peace Movement urges France to act against Turkey’s chemical attacks in Kurdistan 

  The Peace Movement asked France to urgently call on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to launch an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan.
• Lawyers apply for "immediate meeting" with Öcalan 

  The lawyers of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan submitted a new application demanding an ‘immediate meeting’ with their client.
• Young members of TCŞ and RHI-SRI demand release of activists detained in Den Haag 

  Young members of TCŞ and RHI-SRI demanded the release of the activists whose detention was extended in Den Haag.
• Women collect signatures in Marseille demanding removal of PKK from list of terrorist organisations 

  Arin Mirkan Women's Council took over the tent protest that continued on its 5th day in Marseille. The women collected many signatures and introduced Abdullah Öcalan's library to visiting institutions.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN activists hold action in Lausanne demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Young members of TCŞ and TekoJIN set up stands at different points in Lausanne every week and talk to the people about Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and why he should be released.
• Vigil outside the CoE: "Europe is complicit in the massacres of the Kurds" 

  At the vigil under the motto "Freedom shall prevail, act for Öcalan!" in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Yazidi resistance fighter Merwan Bedel was remembered and Europe's complicity in the massacres against the Kurds was denounced.
• KON-MED: Defend Shengal 

  The Kurdish umbrella organisation in Germany, KON-MED condemned the deadly Turkish drone attack on the co-chair of the Shengal Autonomous Administration Executive Council, Merwan Bedel, and called for the defence of the region.
• HDP calls for solidarity with Yazidi people of Shengal 

  The HDP condemned the murder of Merwan Bedel by the Turkish state and said: "They want to complete what ISIS has left unfinished." The HDP called for solidarity with the Yazidi people.
• Kongra Star condemns attack on Shengal Autonomous Administration Executive Committee Co-Chair 

  Kongra Star condemned the attack in which Shengal Autonomous Administration Executive Committee Co-Chair Merwan Bedel fell as a martyr and expressed his condolences.
• TEV-DEM calls on Kurdish people to increase the struggle 

  TEV-DEM said that those who signed the 9 October agreement were responsible for the murder of Merwan Bedel, and called on the Kurdish people to increase the struggle.
• Martyr Armanc Zurich Assembly members take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  Martyr Armanc Zurich Assembly members took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 494.
• Activists in Vienna protest arrest of 55 young people in Den Haag 

  A protest was held in Vienna to protest the detention of 55 young people who demonstrated in front of the OPCW against the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons.
• Activists demanding Öcalan’s freedom submit dossier to the CPT 

  Vigil in Strasbourg calls on European institutions to reclaim their own values, saying that Erdogan tramples on European values and disregards decisions of the ECtHR, CPT and CoE.
• KCDK-E: Take to the streets for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan! 

  The Kurdish Confederation in Europe calls for actions for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan on 11 December.
• Summaries of proceedings against 12 HDP MPs submitted to Parliament 

  More summaries of proceedings against HDP deputies have been submitted to the Parliament seeking to lift their immunity.
• HDP expresses concern over increasing ISIS attacks in South Kurdistan 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) expressed concern over the escalating ISIS attacks in Maxmur, Kirkuk and Shengal and called for necessary measures to be adopted.
• Defence industry records growth during pandemic 

  Despite weakening global economic performance in the context of the pandemic, the world's 100 largest defence companies continue to post rising profits.
• Democracy and change mean embracing the HDP 

  The HDP’s struggle against the closure case has remained insufficient. The party should have mobilized the Kurdish people and the forces of democracy. It should have called on the Kurdish people to endorse the HDP and the people should have embraced it.
• KNK: It was an honour for us to have Ebie as our friend 

  “It was an honour for us to have Ebie as our friend, and his memory will inspire us to continue our struggle to fulfil his dreams of peace and justice in Africa, Kurdistan, the Middle East, and the whole world,” KNK said.
• RiseUp4Rojava expresses solidarity with 55 activists of Kurdish Youth Movement detained in Den Haag 

  RiseUp4Rojava issued a statement of solidarity with activists of the Kurdish Youth Movement in Europe arrested on 3 December, while protesting in front of the OPCW.